Borrin Foundation Distinguished Fellow Public Lecture

This year's Distinguished Visiting Borrin Fellow, Professor Lusina Ho, explored the basis and practical workings of Asian inheritance models in succession law.

From left: Dr Mark Bennett (Associate Dean, Students, Faculty of Law), Professor Lusina Ho, The Honourable David Goddard KC (Chairperson, Grants and Scholarships Committee, Michael and Suzanne Borrin Foundation), and Professor Geoff McLay (Dean at the Faculty of Law).

Professor Ho's thought-provoking lecture, Beyond Bloodlines: Should Merit Shape Intestate Succession?, took place at the Faculty of Law on Tuesday 14 October.

Her lecture drew comparisons between Western succession laws and Asian inheritance models, inviting the audience to rethink the relationship between merit and inheritance.

Professor Ho is Harold Hsiao-Wo Lee Professor in Trust and Equity at the University of Hong Kong. She is a highly respected scholar who has taught and published widely in trusts, equity, unjust enrichment, comparative trusts (including Chinese trusts), and elder and special needs law.

Professor Ho’s visit was generously funded by the Michael and Suzanne Borrin Foundation. Every two years, the Foundation supports a distinguished international scholar to present a public lecture at all six New Zealand law schools. This important event enables the sharing of international legal expertise with our community, and is a highlight in the Law School’s calendar.